Burford Capital Interim Dividend Declaration

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Burford Capital (NYSE:BUR), the leading global finance and asset management firm specializing in law, has announced an interim dividend of 6.25 US cents per ordinary share for the year ending December 31, 2025.

The dividend will be paid on December 4, 2025 to shareholders of record as of October 31, 2025. The company expects to maintain its total annual dividend of 12.50 US cents per ordinary share, distributed semi-annually, though regular increases are not anticipated. The Board retains the right to review the dividend level periodically.

Positive

• Consistent dividend payment maintained at 12.50 US cents annually
• Semi-annual dividend distribution provides regular income to shareholders

Negative

• No planned increases in dividend payments
• Relatively modest dividend yield compared to industry standards

NEW YORK, Sept. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Burford Capital Limited ("Burford"), the leading global finance and asset management firm focused on law, announces that its board of directors (the "Board") at a meeting held on September 26, 2025 approved and declared an interim dividend of 6.25 US cents per ordinary share for the year ending December 31, 2025. The interim dividend is expected to be paid on December 4, 2025 to holders of Burford's ordinary shares on the register of shareholders at the close of business on October 31, 2025.

The Board anticipates continuing to pay a total annual dividend of 12.50 US cents per ordinary share, payable semi-annually, but does not anticipate regular increases in Burford's dividend per ordinary share level. The Board may review Burford's dividend per ordinary share level from time to time.

For further information, please contact:

Burford Capital Limited
For investor and analyst inquiries:
Americas: Josh Wood, Head of Investor Relations - email	+1 212 516 5824
EMEA & Asia: Rob Bailhache, Head of EMEA & Asia Investor Relations - email	+44 (0)20 3530 2023
For press inquiries:
David Helfenbein, Senior Vice President, Public Relations - email	+1 646 504 7074
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Giles Rolls
Charlie Farquhar
Jefferies International Limited - Joint Broker	+44 (0)20 7029 8000
Graham Davidson
James Umbers
Berenberg – Joint Broker	+44 (0)20 3207 7800
Toby Flaux
James Thompson
Yasmina Benchekroun

About Burford Capital

Burford Capital is the leading global finance and asset management firm focused on law. Its businesses include litigation finance and risk management, asset recovery and a wide range of legal finance and advisory activities. Burford is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BUR) and the London Stock Exchange (LSE: BUR) and works with companies and law firms around the world from its global network of offices.

For more information, please visit www.burfordcapital.com.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any ordinary shares or other securities of Burford.

This press release does not constitute an offer of any Burford private fund. Burford Capital Investment Management LLC, which acts as the fund manager of all Burford private funds, is registered as an investment adviser with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The information provided in this press release is for informational purposes only. Past performance is not indicative of future results. The information contained in this press release is not, and should not be construed as, an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities (including interests or shares in any of Burford private funds). Any such offer or solicitation may be made only by means of a final confidential private placement memorandum and other offering documents.

Forward-looking statements

This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that are intended to be covered by the safe harbor provided for under these sections. In some cases, words such as "aim", "anticipate", "believe", "continue", "could", "estimate", "expect", "forecast", "guidance", "intend", "may", "plan", "potential", "predict", "projected", "should" or "will", or the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Although Buford believes that the assumptions, expectations, projections, intentions and beliefs about future results and events reflected in forward-looking statements have a reasonable basis and are expressed in good faith, forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which could cause Burford's actual results and events to differ materially from (and be more negative than) future results and events expressed, projected or implied by these forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause future results and events to differ include, among others, those discussed in the "Risk Factors" section of Burford's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on March 3, 2025. These factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements contained in the periodic and current reports that Burford files with or furnishes to the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Many of these factors are beyond Burford's ability to control or predict, and new factors emerge from time to time. Furthermore, Burford cannot assess the impact of each such factor on its business or the extent to which any factor or combination of factors may cause actual results and events to be materially different from those contained in any forward-looking statement. Given these uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on Burford's forward-looking statements.

All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to Burford or to persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release and, except as required by applicable law, Burford undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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SOURCE Burford Capital Limited

FAQ

What is Burford Capital's (BUR) interim dividend for 2025?

Burford Capital declared an interim dividend of 6.25 US cents per ordinary share for the year ending December 31, 2025.

When will Burford Capital (BUR) pay its 2025 interim dividend?

The interim dividend will be paid on December 4, 2025 to shareholders of record as of October 31, 2025.

What is Burford Capital's (BUR) total annual dividend for 2025?

Burford Capital anticipates maintaining a total annual dividend of 12.50 US cents per ordinary share, paid semi-annually.

Will Burford Capital (BUR) increase its dividend in the future?

The company does not anticipate regular increases in the dividend level, though the Board may review it from time to time.